childishness
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ.nəs/ us/ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ.nəs/
(成人)孩子气,幼稚
the quality of being something that would be expected of or appropriate for a child
Ashamed at my childishness, I apologized. 我为我的幼稚感到羞愧,我道歉了。
Complaining to your mother like this is pure childishness. 像这样向你母亲抱怨是纯粹的孩子气。
See: childish
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- To most people, her occasional childishness seems merely charming.
- I was behaving with the childishness of a newly published writer and complaining about my book.
- If there's one thing that defines their work to date, it would have to be childishness.